Chapter 5- 10 Marbles in a Pouch

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"The next game will now begin!" Everyone looked puzzled. The fourth had just ended. Why now? "Follow the guards to your next game," said the speakers loudly.
     You, along with your team mates, walked outside to the main stairway for the next game. Everything was almost normal, until you looked up. There was the doctor from group 1 before, and multiple guards, hanging by a rope, dead. Out of the many things here, this was the worst yet.
      You looked at Sang-woo, and all he did was look forward.

     You finally entered the room, where you were told what the next game would be. It was a white room like always. "Here, your game will consist of partners. Once you have found your partner, shake hands, and you'll play with them for your next game. I repeat, your game will consist of partners. Once you have found your partner, shake hands, and you'll play with them for your next game, "said the speakers. You knew Sang-woo wouldn't want a hurt young woman to be with him, so you didn't look at him.
The woman with curly hair jumped up on 456 and said, "Hey, handsome! Do you want to play with me?!" He didn't make any move, or didn't have a reaction, just looked away. She then went up to Sang-woo, "c'mon! I'll be the best girl you've ever had for a night, even better than the shrimpy girl over there!" She pointed at the toy while saying the sentence. 218 looked away also. She continued, "you two are going to regret this! I swear, "but they just continued looking away. She stomped out of there, and 456 looked up at 067.  "Don't tell me you want to play with a girl." said 067, with a usual frown. He didn't make any reaction to her. She walked away followed by 240. They were going to be parents, obviously.
     Sang-woo pointed his hand at Ali a little bit away from you. Ali shook his hand. 456 shook his hand with 001. You were all alone.
    Soon a man tapped you on the shoulder, "Hi there ma'am! I teach math and play soccer! I would love to be in a team with you!" You turned around to face him. You said "sure, I mean, I don't have another option." His number is 062.
He shook your hand excitedly and you two walked to be alone. As you made it to your stop by a wall, Sang-woo looked at you. He looked at you up and down, and then at the person you were teamed with, up and down. He probably wondered why you picked the man, since he had never seen you around that man before. He looked like he didn't trust him, and he couldn't know if anything was happening to you.
    Ali looked at you and 062, and patted Sang-woo on the back with a smile.
      "Make it to the game hall with your partners," said the speaker.
    Apparently, the curly-haired woman didn't find a partner, which made her scream and tug on people's shirts. No one budged.
   The guards escorted people out, and a few others carried the curly-haired woman away.
    It was time for the next game.

Soon, everyone was outside, and into the room of the next game.
  The design of this room is in the shape of a village. Filled with houses, and lights, like out of a kid's childhood.
   "All players, follow the staff for your instructions and positions," spoke the speakers.
    You, along with everyone else, followed the guards. Everyone looked nervous as always, since they had no idea what was about to happen.
    You and 062 were brought to a designated area. The guard stood directly in front of you.
   "Players please take one bag each." A big pouch  filled with marbles were given to you and 062. You finally felt everyone's confusion. "There are 10 marbles in each pouch," the speakers said, as you looked inside the white cloth pouch. The continued, "Please check if there are enough." You placed them on your hand and counted 10. "Using your 10 marbles, you will compete against your partner. The player who takes all 10 marbles, wins."
     You closed your eyes and took a deep breath. If you were playing against Sang-woo, you wouldn't know what would happen. He's a strong, young, smart, young boy. He's playing against Ali though. Ali's too kind for Sang-woo. Sang-woo will always have something up his sleeve. That's what you feared about him.
062 looked at you with the eyes of a deer in headlights, and you looked at him back, with more of a calmer appearance. Seeing that you said, letting that come out in words, scared you. "Well! What game would you like to play? I'm from America, and we have plenty of marble games, and I'm sure you do too here, growing up in Korea, "you finished. He looked at you, terrified. Even if you won or lost, it wouldn't matter. You have started to come to the conclusion that Sang-woo is a master mind. He could beat you in seconds.
062 began to speak, barley getting his words out, "why don't we dig a hole and throw marbles at it, and who ever gets closest to the hole wins. I see two men playing that game over there. " He pointed at the man with the tattoo, and another man he was playing with.
    "Sounds good! "Best two out of three, "you replied.

After a few minutes, you were halfway through the third game.He has one of the first and you have one of the second. It was anyone's game at this point.
     He looked like he was winning, which made you weary, but you continued, appearing like you didn't feel anything.  He threw a marble so close to the hole, and you realized you only had one marble left.
    You finally heard your first shot. "Player... has been eliminated."
You took a deep breath. Both of you had one marble left. "Player... has been eliminated." You threw your last marble, and closed your eyes, then opened them. You made it in! You hit the hole, the first marble to do so. "Player... has been eliminated."
He threw his last marble, and you took a deep breath. His marble didn't make it.
You lived. You made it out alive. You killed a man. The guard in-front of you grabbed his gun, and aimed it at 062. The man was crying and screaming, and snap, he was dead."

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